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gibraltar72

(7,631 posts) Sun Jun 7, 2020, 10:51 PM Jun 2020

NASCAR stands tall today. I've been around or involved in racing in various capacapities my adult

Life. I have never seen racing stand taller than today. I have beefs with them but today led first by the young drivers NASCAR did a beautiful job. If you can see at least the start You'll cry.

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NASCAR stands tall today. I've been around or involved in racing in various capacapities my adult (Original Post) gibraltar72 Jun 2020 OP

I was pretty blown away by that. DemInBuckhead Jun 2020 #1

I'd love to recommend this Control-Z Jun 2020 #2

Just a great outpouring of emotion. It is something you can't describe gibraltar72 Jun 2020 #15

Never been a fan, but since it's been one of the few live sports.. mvd Jun 2020 #3

More detail: greyl Jun 2020 #4

Thank you.. I hadn't seen it but I could imagine what Cha Jun 2020 #9

Powerful message! NASCAR has a big rt wing fan base. They may be forced to deal with their Thekaspervote Jun 2020 #5

Apparently their hard-core RW fans are solidly outnumbered. Hortensis Jun 2020 #8

He absolutely did in the intro. gibraltar72 Jun 2020 #14

Oh, sorry. I searched a couple articles on this for his name Hortensis Jun 2020 #16

Kicking this thread Hekate Jun 2020 #6

Nascar still sucks. This is more of a save face. Don't forget traitor trump is their guy rockfordfile Jun 2020 #7

I said it was lead by the young guys. One of whom was Richard Childress gibraltar72 Jun 2020 #11

This is Junior's influence at work, IMO ms liberty Jun 2020 #10

credit where it's due.... Blue_Tires Jun 2020 #12

KNR Lucinda Jun 2020 #13

DemInBuckhead

(124 posts)

1. I was pretty blown away by that.

Reply to gibraltar72 (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 10:56 PM

Jun 2020

Well done, NASCAR.

Control-Z

(15,686 posts)

2. I'd love to recommend this

Reply to gibraltar72 (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 11:19 PM

Jun 2020

and even cry along with you but your post is substance free.

Can you tell us what NASCAR did?

gibraltar72

(7,631 posts)

15. Just a great outpouring of emotion. It is something you can't describe

Reply to Control-Z (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 01:38 PM

Jun 2020

It was lead by The youngsters in racing But ex champion Jeff Gordon delivered a powerful piece. 7 time champion Jimmy Johnson did also. It kicked off with the text from Bubba Wallace mom who started with As the Mpther of a black son Bubba bawled I bawled. I hope it is available on you tube. It made my heart sing.

mvd

(65,954 posts)

3. Never been a fan, but since it's been one of the few live sports..

Reply to gibraltar72 (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 11:26 PM

Jun 2020

I have been paying attention more. I must have missed what they did.

greyl

(23,024 posts)

4. More detail:

Reply to gibraltar72 (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 11:29 PM

Jun 2020

Link to tweet

Cha

(320,639 posts)

9. Thank you.. I hadn't seen it but I could imagine what

Reply to greyl (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 04:48 AM

Jun 2020

prompted the OP.

That is Beautiful!

Thekaspervote

(35,824 posts)

5. Powerful message! NASCAR has a big rt wing fan base. They may be forced to deal with their

Reply to gibraltar72 (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 12:05 AM

Jun 2020

Racism or quit NASCAR

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

8. Apparently their hard-core RW fans are solidly outnumbered.

Reply to Thekaspervote (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 04:36 AM

Jun 2020

I'm not surprised. Certainly most drivers are not in sympathy with them, though I notice the winner, Kevin Harvick, did not make a personal statement.

gibraltar72

(7,631 posts)

14. He absolutely did in the intro.

Reply to Hortensis (Reply #8)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 01:32 PM

Jun 2020

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

16. Oh, sorry. I searched a couple articles on this for his name

Reply to gibraltar72 (Reply #14)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 01:42 PM

Jun 2020

among the others and didn't see it. Probably copying others' reporting. But that's great.

Hekate

(100,133 posts)

6. Kicking this thread

Reply to gibraltar72 (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 02:54 AM

Jun 2020

rockfordfile

(8,742 posts)

7. Nascar still sucks. This is more of a save face. Don't forget traitor trump is their guy

Reply to gibraltar72 (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 03:15 AM

Jun 2020

gibraltar72

(7,631 posts)

11. I said it was lead by the young guys. One of whom was Richard Childress

Reply to rockfordfile (Reply #7)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 09:03 AM

Jun 2020

Grandson Childress was a VP NRA in line to be President when he suddenly resigned.

ms liberty

(11,367 posts)

10. This is Junior's influence at work, IMO

Reply to gibraltar72 (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 08:10 AM

Jun 2020

He's not a RWNJ and never has been. Being who he is, he's one of the few who could push real change in NASCAR and get it.

Blue_Tires

(57,596 posts)

12. credit where it's due....

Reply to gibraltar72 (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 12:26 PM

Jun 2020

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)

13. KNR

Reply to gibraltar72 (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 12:54 PM

Jun 2020

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